Posts tagged “Politics”
The Major Variables
Numbers come out and the media tells us what they mean. The numbers come each month, so, each month the talking heads have something to talk about. In some way, the number of jobs created this month, Obama’s job approval numbers and the price of gasoline are intrinsically important. Unfortunately, the media has the habit of looking [...]
Things That Herman Cain Dosn’t Know
I will try to make this one of the last posts I make on Herman Cain for a while. He is an easy target, but as more news breaks about allegations of sexual harassment he is unquestionably the epicenter of politics right now. The very fact he is being taken serious in this campaign is [...]
The Economist: “The Missing Middle”
The top story of this week’s The Economist is about the complete absence of moderates or respect for moderatism in politics – aptly named “The Missing Middle.” The story is interestingly connected to some recent posts I penned that drummed up some controversy. The article remarks that extremism has largely taken over american politics. We know the cliches [...]
Crying Out In Agony
Last year I was speaking to a friend/professor of mine about the status of politics in Washington, we both agreed that things just were not working as they used to be. We weren’t talking about the efficacy of the agencies, regulations or social programs. We were talking about the state of discourse that exists and [...]
Yes, You Must Care
Why should we care about the S&P downgrade? Some will say (and already have said) we should not care and for a lot of a good reasons. But none of those reasons change the fact that this is has been the number one story this weekend and will likely continue to be a top story throughout the [...]